Articles of Confederation & The Constitution

First & Last Name

* Laws created under The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states?

• 7
• 9
• 11
• 13

* What were supporters of the new Constitution called?

• Federalists
• Antifederalists
• Nationalist
• Jeffersonians

* What was America’s first Constitution called?

• American Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Republic Plan

* A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a “majority rule minority right”

• Monarchy
• Theocracy
• Sovereignty
• Republic

What is the most distinctive feature of the United States government?

• federal system
• separation of powers
• executive branch
• vetoing

* Under the federal system, what is the final authority?

• President
• Court system
• The Constitution
• States

* Lawmaking branch of government

• Court system
• Judicial branch
• Executive branch
• Legislative branch

* Judicial branch of government consists of

• President
• Court systems
• House of Representatives
• Senate

* Protects individual rights

• Electoral College
• The Great Compromise
• Bill of Rights
• Shay’s Rebellion